Introducing Spring Framework

Appendix A ■ Installing Tools
Figure A-15. Name and Password Dialog for the Installer
After installing, it is necessary to make sure the JVM is accessible in the command line. So it is necessary to set some
environment variables, and you can set them in your .bash_profile or .bash_rc files in your home directory.
By default, the installer puts the JDK in the /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines path.
So, the values will be
export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_05.jdk/Contents/Home
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
Then you can open a terminal and test Java by executing the following:
$ echo $JAVA_HOME
/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_05.jdk/Contents/Home
$ java –version
java version "1.8.0_05"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_05-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.5-b02, mixed mode)
Figure A-16 shows the result of executing the above commands. Now you are ready to use Java, either a Windows
or Mac OS X version. If you have a Linux box, you can download the Linux version and install it on /usr/lib/jvm or
even in your home folder; just make sure to set up the JAVA_HOME and PATH environment variables.
Figure A-16. Mac OSX Terminal
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